EPISODE · Jul 29, 2020 · 44 MIN
Episode #188 -- Sweet Water Pools
from Star Wars Splash Page · host Jeff McGee and Matt Moore
It's been more than four months since we last left Darth Vader and Sabé and now we know where they've gone. For Prequel Trilogy fans, this issue is for you. For fans of E.K. Johnston's "Star Wars: Queen's Shadow" novel, this issue is for you. There are familiar faces we've not seen in a long, long time in a story that, despite the long gap in time, remains quite compelling.In news, we debate whether the five-issue adaptation of "The Rise of Skywalker" by Jody Houser and Will Sliney is actually canceled or merely delayed; exult in word that we're headed back to Vader's Castle in October (told you so); and reveal the details from SDCC at Home in relation to Star Wars comics.Upcoming Star Wars comics include:Aug. 5: _ Star Wars #5 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #3 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #1 (2nd Printing) _ Bounty Hunters #1 (2nd Printing)_ Darth Vader #2 (2nd Printing(Aug. 12: _ Darth Vader #4 _ The Action-Figure Variant Covers #1 _ Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 2 HCAug. 19: _ Bounty Hunters #4 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #4 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion, Vol. 4 TPBAug. 26: _ Doctor Aphra #3 _ Star Wars Adventures Annual 2020 _ Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 10: Driving Force TPBSept. 9: _ Age of Resistance Hardcover_ Star Wars #6Sept. 16: _ Star Wars Adventures (Vol, 2) #1_ Darth Vader #5_ Jedi: Fallen Order — Dark Temple TPB _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Empire, Vol. 6 TPB Sept. 23_ Bounty Hunters #5 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #5Sept. 30 _ Doctor Aphra #4 Oct. 7 _ Star Wars #7 _ Star Wars Adventures: Vader’s Castle HCOct. 14 _ Darth Vader #6 _ Shadow of Vader’s Castle One-ShotOct. 21 _ Star Wars Adventures (Vol. 2) #2 _ Bounty Hunters #6Oct. 28 _ Doctor Aphra #5 _ From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi TPBNov. 11 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 1: The Destiny Path TPBNov. 25 _ Bounty Hunters, Vol. 1: Galaxy’s Deadliest TPB _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 1: Dark Heart of the Sith TPB Announced But as Yet Unscheduled Comics _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation by Marvel (5-issue mini-series)_ The High Republic comics from Marvel & IDW _ The Mandalorian titles from Marvel & IDW----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors who create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.
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It's been more than four months since we last left Darth Vader and Sabé and now we know where they've gone. For Prequel Trilogy fans, this issue is for you. For fans of E.K. Johnston's "Star Wars: Queen's Shadow" novel, this issue is for you. There are familiar faces we've not seen in a long, long time in a story that, despite the long gap in time, remains quite compelling.In news, we debate whether the five-issue adaptation of "The Rise of Skywalker" by Jody Houser and Will Sliney is actually canceled or merely delayed; exult in word that we're headed back to Vader's Castle in October (told you so); and reveal the details from SDCC at Home in relation to Star Wars comics.Upcoming Star Wars comics include:Aug. 5: _ Star Wars #5 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #3 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #1 (2nd Printing) _ Bounty Hunters #1 (2nd Printing)_ Darth Vader #2 (2nd Printing(Aug. 12: _ Darth Vader #4 _ The Action-Figure Variant Covers #1 _ Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 2 HCAug. 19: _ Bounty Hunters #4 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #4 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion, Vol. 4 TPBAug. 26: _ Doctor Aphra #3 _ Star Wars Adventures Annual 2020 _ Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 10: Driving Force TPBSept. 9: _ Age of Resistance Hardcover_ Star Wars #6Sept. 16: _ Star Wars Adventures (Vol, 2) #1_ Darth Vader #5_ Jedi: Fallen Order — Dark Temple TPB _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Empire, Vol. 6 TPB Sept. 23_ Bounty Hunters #5 _ Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars — Battle Tales #5Sept. 30 _ Doctor Aphra #4 Oct. 7 _ Star Wars #7 _ Star Wars Adventures: Vader’s Castle HCOct. 14 _ Darth Vader #6 _ Shadow of Vader’s Castle One-ShotOct. 21 _ Star Wars Adventures (Vol. 2) #2 _ Bounty Hunters #6Oct. 28 _ Doctor Aphra #5 _ From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi TPBNov. 11 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 1: The Destiny Path TPBNov. 25 _ Bounty Hunters, Vol. 1: Galaxy’s Deadliest TPB _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 1: Dark Heart of the Sith TPB Announced But as Yet Unscheduled Comics _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation by Marvel (5-issue mini-series)_ The High Republic comics from Marvel & IDW _ The Mandalorian titles from Marvel & IDW----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors who create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.
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